A field experiment was conducted during the winter seasons of 2007-08 to at Jobner, India on loamy sand soil to evaluate the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, productivity and economics of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). The experiment consisted of fourteen combinations of integrated nutrient management practices for application of recommended dose of nitrogen (RDN) to fenugreek i.e., 40 kg/ha, through different sources, viz., control, inorganic or organic [farmyard manure (FYM), poultry manure (PM), vermicompost (VC) and neem cake (NC)] alone or in combinations was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. Based on three years of study the results revealed that application of all nutrient management treatments through organic and inorganic sources alone or in combination brought significant effect on growth, yield and economics of fenugreek. Further the results revealed that integration of 50% RDN through vermicompost (VC) + 50% RDN through inorganic source to fenugreek recorded higher plant height, branches/ plant, pods/plant, seeds/pod, test weight, seed yield (1781 kg/ha), stover yield (3392 kg/ha), biological yield (5173 kg/ha) and net returns (Rs. 52151/ha). However, maximum benefit cost ratio was fetched with application of 100% RDN through inorganic source.
Background: Seed quality of fenugreek is determined by its primary metabolites and an alkaloid diosgenin. Apart from these fenugreek seeds contains total oil, saponins, carbohydrates, protein and major nutrients. Seeds are bitter in taste due to presence of an alkaloid “trigonelline”. In India, major cultivated area of fenugreek is still dependent on conserved moisture and moisture stress conditions reduces its productivity.Methods: A field experiment was carried out in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications during Rabi 2016-2017. Performance of ten fenugreek genotypes was evaluated on the basis of seed quality parameters under normal and water stress condition. Seed samples from both normal and water stressed plant were used for quality analysis in laboratory. Analysis of different quality parameters was done by using standard methods and protocol.Result: Water stress was found to increase seed total oil, saponins and diosgenine content in all the genotypes. Genotypes RMt-1, RMt-305 and RMt-143 were able to accumulate significantly higher total oil and diosgenine content in normal as well as water stress conditions. Water stress condition induced more saponins synthesis in genotype RMt-361 and RMt-351 while crude protein and total carbohydrate declined in all the genotypes. The minimum decrease in crude protein and carbohydrate due to water stress was recorded in genotype RMt-351 and genotypes Hisar Sonali respectively. Moisture was found to decrease in all the genotypes under influence of water stress conditions, minimum (13.75%) being observed in genotype RMt-305. Maximum seed yield was recorded in genotype RMt-361 both under normal as well as water stress conditions. Genotype RMt-1 had least reduction in yield under water stress condition (3.54%). Results suggested that a significant genotypic variation in seed quality parameters of fenugreek genotypes induced through stress may be utilize to introduce novelty of different purpose for developing new cultivars.
The amplification potential of 27 SSR primer pairs originally reported on exotic fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) was studied on Indian fennel. Only 13 primer pairs developed amplicons (only one amplicon per primer pair) of sizes ranging from 100 to 450 bp. To determine their polymorphic potential, a set of 20 diverse fennel germplasm lines was used. Four primers exhibiting polymorphism, did segregate the 20 diverse lines in 9 clusters. However, these primer pairs did not differentiate between 17 improved varieties of fennel.
Background: Indian bean, Lablab purpureus var. typicus (L.) Sweet (family: Fabaceae) is an important vegetable crop in India and other countries. The main reasons of variability in the pattern of resistance shown by different genotypes were explained by Painter (1951). Antibiosis is an adverse impact of the host plant on the biology of the insect pests and their progeny due to the biochemical and biophysical factors present in it. Methods: The experiment was laid out in a simple randomized block design (RBD) with seven treatments, each replicated thrice. The plot size was 1.8x1.8 m2 keeping row to row and plant to plant distance of 45 cm each. The Indian bean varieties, Arka Jay, Konkan Bhushan, Diana, Bauni, Pari, JK Special and Ganganagar local were sown on 25th July in Kharif, 2019 (July-November). Horticulture Farm of S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner (Rajasthan). The recommended package of practices was followed to raise the crop. Various morphological parameters, viz., pod length, pod width, pod shell thickness, pod weight and number of seeds per pod were noted. The biochemical parameters, viz., moisture content, phenol content, total sugars, total protein and fibre content were analyzed. Result: The results obtained were subjected to correlation and regression analysis to draw the impact of these parameters on pod damage. Morphological parameters like pod length, pod shell thickness showed positive correlation (r = 0.77) with pod damage. Biochemical parameters like moisture content in pods, total sugars, reducing and non-reducing and protein content showed a positive correlation (r = 0.84, 0.86, 0.82, 0.89 and 0.79) with pod damage. Phenol content and fibre content in pods had a negative correlation (r = -0.93 and -0.89) with pod damage.
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